March of Time -- outtakes -- Men in office; Ministry of Information in Prague

Film | Digitized | Accession Number: 2001.358.1 | RG Number: RG-60.3040 | Film ID: 2394

Overview

Description: 1150 N (14:09:45) Man at desk. Another man meets him in office. Signing documents, talking. Crucifix on the wall. Cameraman in shot. EXT, man with top hat and black coat walking (shots repeat). Looking at trees and grass.

1150 O (14:12:47) Prague, Czechoslovakia. LS, entrance of Kolovratsky Palace where the offices of the Ministry of Information are. CU, plaque, "Ministry of Information" on the building. Vaclav Kopecky, Minster of Information, holds a press conference after the elections, in the Kolovratsky Palace. Kopecky explains to the chief editors what would be the policy of the new Government. LS, Kopecky talking to the chief editors who sit around the table. MS and CUs, same. CUs, Kopecky speaking and listening. LSs, the press meeting. LS, car waiting in the courtyard of a new building built for the Slovak Minster of Foreign Affairs M. Tuca during the occupation. Building is now occupied by the Prime Minister of Czechoslovakia, Mr. Smidtke, who has a meeting with a huge delegation. LS, delegation of Lords and British members of Parliament walking through the lobby while on tour of Slovakia.
Film Title: Czechoslovakia-The Soviet's Neighbor
Duration: 00:05:46
Date: Event: 1946 May
Locale: Prague, Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Credit: Accessed at United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, courtesy of National Archives & Records Administration
Contributor: Director: Jean Pages
Producer: March of Time, Inc.
Camera Operator: Marcel Rebiere

Language: Silent
Genre/Form: Outtakes.
B&W / Color: Black & White
Image Quality: Fair
Time Code: 14:09:45:00 to 14:15:31:00
Film Format: Master
Master 2394 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Master 2394 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Master 2394 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Master 2394 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation
Preservation 2394 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2394 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2394 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small
Preservation 2394 Video: Betacam SP - NTSC - small

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Copyright: Public Domain
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Keyword: CONFERENCES CZECHOSLOVAKIA DIPLOMATS MARCH OF TIME PALACES/CASTLES PARLIAMENT PRESS

Legal Status: Permanent Collection
Film Provenance: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum purchased this from the National Archives and Records Administration in September 2001.
Note: Cameraman's dope sheet available in departmental files.
Copied From: DBVT; b/w
Film Source: United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
File Number: Legacy Database File: 3495
Source Archive Number: 200 MTT 1150 N,O
Special Collection: Steven Spielberg Film and Video Archive